flagged 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of flag
1
as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor flowers flagging in the summer heat

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2
as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail

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flagged

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verb (2)

past tense of flag
as in waved
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture flagged the cars into the other parking lot

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Recent Examples of flagged
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This means a journalist who writes with discipline can be flagged. — Byjennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Another troubling sign flagged by the bureau was that hiring in the health care sector slowed to just 22,000 jobs. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 2 July 2026 The model flagged over 60 possible capital cases, and those were manually reviewed. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026 That combination of oil control plus barrier ingredients is why powders are often flagged as a good pick for combination and reactive skin. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The development is significant, Allan said, because many of these jurisdictions wouldn’t typically be flagged during supplier due diligence. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Investigators recovered hundreds of videos from Spencer’s phone after the FBI flagged a Telegram group chat whose members shared footage of assaults on unconscious victims. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026 The women’s portraits did not contain SynthID watermarks, but an AI detection tool flagged them as containing synthetic elements. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Among other indicators, Pangram, an imperfect but industry-leading AI-detection tool, flagged the story’s text as 100 percent artificial. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flagged
  1. drooped
  2. faded
  3. waved
  4. hung
  5. weakened
  6. motioned
  7. sagged
  8. went
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  • The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.
    — Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of drooped
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  • As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
  • On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of faded
Verb
  • Lo Cleso finishes after having an earlier goal waved off for offside.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2026
  • Roars erupted through the stands as Beckham waved to the crowd.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
Definition of waved
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  • Tribes describe the last of three waves of European incursions, nearly 85 years after Serra hung the first Mission bell in San Diego in 1769, as the most brutal.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The city hung two street signs at the corner of Swift Street and Armour Road.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of hung
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  • Yet finance, policy certainty and infrastructure weakened for the first time in more than a decade.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Internal fractures, economic decline and public frustration have weakened the movement and opened a new chapter of uncertainty.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of weakened
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  • The regular working-class crew heading home for the day filed onto her bus when a supervisor popped by the front door and motioned to two teen girls.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • The attributes and their sustainability motioned toward a dynasty.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of motioned
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  • From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 June 2026
Definition of sagged
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  • The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Desperate to close the gap, Sebastian Berhalter brought energy off the bench and nearly scored, but his shot went wide left.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
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